(きんきちほう)

Kinki region

(とうほくちほう)

Tohoku region

(あめ)

rain

(ふる)

to fall (rain, snow)

(かみなり)

thunder; lightning

(なる)

to ring; to sound

(ところ)

place; area

(にち)

day

(しずおかけん)

Shizuoka Prefecture

(いしかわけん)

Ishikawa Prefecture

(とうきょう)

Tokyo

(いろいろ)

various

(つよい)

strong

(かぜ)

wind

(ふく)

to blow (wind)

(とちぎけん)

Tochigi Prefecture

(なすしおばらし)

Nasushiobara City

(ちいさい)

small

(こおり)

ice

(かたまり)

lump, chunk

(てんき)

weather

(つづく)

to continue

(きしょうちょう)

Japan Meteorological Agency

(とくに)

especially / particularly

(ほくりくちほう)

Hokuriku region

(にいがたけん)

Niigata Prefecture

(よる)

night

(きをつける)

to be careful

(ひょう)

hail

(きゅうに)

suddenly

(つめたい)

cold (to touch)

(おと)

sound

(きこえる)

to be audible, to hear

(すぐに)

immediately

(じょうぶ)

sturdy; strong; durable

(たてもの)

building

(はいる)

to enter, be contained in

easy to ~ / tends to ~

Used in 'うつりやすくて' meaning 'easily contagious / easy to catch'.

not only ~ but also

Expresses that something applies to more than just one thing. Here: not only big companies, but small ones too should raise wages.

it seems / looks like

Verb stem + そう expresses an impression or likelihood based on appearance.

to tell (someone) to ~

Used to convey instructions or requests indirectly. Police are telling people to contact them.

might, maybe, possibly

Expresses possibility or uncertainty. Attached directly to the plain form of verbs, adjectives, or nouns. Less certain than でしょう.

if ..., when ...

Conditional form indicating 'if' or 'when' something happens. Formed by adding ら to the た-form of a verb. Expresses a hypothetical or temporal condition.

please do ...

Polite request form. Formed with て-form + ください. Used to ask someone to perform an action.

雷と強い風や雨　16日まで気をつけて

Thunder, strong winds, and rain: be careful until the 16th

近畿地方から東北地方まで、雨が降りやすくなっています。

From the Kinki region to the Tohoku region, it has become easy for rain to fall.

雨だけではなくて雷が鳴っている所もあります。

In some places there is not only rain but also thunder.

15日は、静岡県や石川県、東京など、いろいろな所でとても強い風が吹きました。

On the 15th, very strong winds blew in various places, including Shizuoka Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tokyo.

栃木県那須塩原市では、小さい氷のかたまりが降りました。

In Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, small lumps of ice fell.

この天気は、このあとも続きそうです。

This weather is likely to continue afterward as well.

気象庁は、特に北陸地方と新潟県、東北地方では、16日の夜まで雷やとても強い風や雨に気をつけるように言っています。

The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people, especially in the Hokuriku region, Niigata Prefecture, and the Tohoku region, to be careful of thunder, very strong winds, and rain until the night of the 16th.

小さい氷のかたまり、ひょうが降るかもしれません。

Small lumps of ice, that is, hail, may fall.

急に冷たい風が吹いたり雷の音が聞こえたりしたら、すぐに丈夫な建物に入ってください。

If a cold wind suddenly blows or you hear the sound of thunder, immediately go inside a sturdy building.